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TIL Eminem was so suspicious Kendrick Lamar was using a ghostwriter that he cleared the studio and made Kendrick write his entire verse for their feature 'Love Game' on the spot.

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pYYwe TIL the 9 months of pregnancy does not begin at conception. It begins on the first day of a woman’s last menstrual period.
wXB7 TIL that during the filming of the film adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 “some scenes were shot on the actual days noted in Winston’s diary (for example: April 4, 1984) as well as at some of the actual locations and settings mentioned in Orwell’s novel.”
xDBD TIL Zildjian, the cymbal maker, is one of the oldest companies in the world. Founded in 1618, it’s just under 400 yo. Zildjian means “Bell Maker,” a name given to the Alchemist hired by the Ottoman Sultan to create noise-makers for war. The manufacturing process remains a family secret til this day.
YpdmB TIL that Lars Larsen, late owner of Jysk (a Dutch furniture company) has sent a free copy of his self-published book to every Danish household, and thus, effectively made it the number one book in Denmark.
Wkv89 TIL most limes don't have seeds, so in order to reproduce, part of the lime tree must be grafted onto another tree, essentially cloning it